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Chilean chef facing jail or deportation for cracking a plate over his waiter’s head in front of packed Alicante restaurant

A CHILEAN chef is facing either a three-year jail sentence or deportation after he cracked a plate over his waiter’s head in a Villajoyosa restaurant.

17 Oct, 2019 @ 18:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Illegal Albanian immigrant awaiting deportation arrested on suspicion of 84 burglaries in Alicante

AN ILLEGAL Albanian immigrant awaiting deportation has been arrested on suspicion of 84 burglaries in Alicante. Policía Nacional and the Guardia Civil swooped on the

17 Oct, 2019 @ 18:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Jealous British man sentenced to 9 years for stabbing girlfriend in the back while beautifying herself in her bathroom in Alicante

A JEALOUS lover who plunged a knife into his girlfriend’s back while she was beautifying herself in the bathroom has been sentenced to nine years

17 Oct, 2019 @ 17:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Electric scooter riders to face fines ‘up to €500’ for riding without helmets and on city pavements in Alicante

POLICE in Alicante will have powers to fine electric scooter riders up to €500 for riding without a helmet or using city pavements, according to

17 Oct, 2019 @ 12:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Once Anos Y Medio Un Profesor Por Abusar De Una Alumna En Roquetas

British paedo teacher locked up for eleven and a half years after abusing 14 year old student on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The teacher was hired in August 2014 by the school, despite having been previously tried and acquitted in the UK for sexual abuse.

17 Oct, 2019 @ 10:25

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Politician in Spain’s Sevilla pins wanted criminal against wall after witnessing robbery

Perez jumped off the motorbike and intervened to help the female victim.

15 Oct, 2019 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead

Man arrested after causing panic with fake bomb threat on train in Spain’s Andalucia

A MAN has been arrested after creating a fake bomb scare at a busy train station in Andalucia. The unnamed individual caused ‘panic and distress’

14 Oct, 2019 @ 17:43

Crime & Law·Lead

SHOESHANK REDEMPTION: Valencia prisoner escapes jail using his shoelace to undo latch on cell door

A PRISON inmate has escaped from the City of Justice in Valencia by using nothing more than his shoelace. Pablo Antonio, 48, was already serving

14 Oct, 2019 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drunk British mum ‘high on cannabis’ arrested after screaming ‘you can’t f*****g stop me’ on Birthday flight to Spain

She was dragged off the plane by Portuguese police, before being summoned to court in the UK

14 Oct, 2019 @ 08:24

Crime & Law·Lead

Woman in Spain strangles son to death because she feared losing custody battle with the boy’s father

Neighbours said the woman appeared to have a mental illness.

11 Oct, 2019 @ 15:48

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Police arrest man in Spain’s Malaga who impersonated 17-year-old boy to collect indecent images of children

He initially tried to befriend the children on social media sites, before asking them for sexual videos of themselves.

11 Oct, 2019 @ 13:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Mother arrested while transporting dead body of her son, 7, in Spain’s Andalucia

A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of killing her seven-year-old son in Andalucia. The 38-year-old was cuffed after Guardia Civil agents pulled her over

10 Oct, 2019 @ 15:03

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s ‘Hannibal Lecter’ mysteriously found dead on floor of isolated cell

The inmate, originally from Guinea Bissau, was in isolation due to the threat he posed to other prisoners and guards

10 Oct, 2019 @ 09:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Aparecen Varias Decenas De Perros Envenenados En La Axarquia

Two dogs die after eating food riddled with pins as another 35 are poisoned in Spain’s Malaga

The dogs are poisoned with neurotoxins, which in most cases paralyse or kill them within two hours.

9 Oct, 2019 @ 11:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

FINNISHED: Most wanted gang boss captured on Spain’s Costa del Sol after evading Finland police for two years

He failed to serve 649 days in prison after being charged with gross tax evasion

9 Oct, 2019 @ 10:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police fail to weed out drug traffickers after discovering huge marijuana plantation hidden in protected Donana Natural Park in Spain’s Sevilla

POLICIA Nacional have discovered a marijuana plantation hidden among one of the country’s most important wetlands. Agents in Sevilla have yet to make arrests after

9 Oct, 2019 @ 10:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

British pensioner charged ‘four times’ normal taxi fare to Alicante Airport after falling ill with double pneumonia and sleeping through entire drive

A BRITISH pensioner who fell ill with double pneumonia while on the Costa Blanca is seeking action after her taxi driver from Calpe to Alicante

7 Oct, 2019 @ 22:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drug traffickers who rescued Guardia Civil officers following boat collision locked up without bail

The fact that they rescued the policemen did not help their cause, authorities told press today

7 Oct, 2019 @ 20:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

100-year-old British woman mugged while riding mobility scooter in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH woman aged 100 has been mugged while riding her mobility scooter in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Betty Guinness was riding home after

7 Oct, 2019 @ 14:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Four arrested and over €2,000 seized during cannabis club crackdown in Spain’s Marbella

440 grams of marijuana, 63 joints, a dozen containers of THC and €2,212 were seized during the raid.

7 Oct, 2019 @ 09:56

Crime & Law·Lead

Popular Spanish game show axed as British broadcaster ITV wins legal battle over claims its 90s quiz ‘Alphabetical’ was copied

It has since emerged that Pasapalabra producer Mediaset, Spain’s largest TV network, had expected the court ruling this year and had been working on replacements

6 Oct, 2019 @ 13:24

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

Unbelievable fraudster who squandered MILLIONS from footballers and retirees into dodgy pyramid scheme sentenced 10 YEARS later on Spain’s Costa del Sol but ‘some victims still like him’

A MAN who defrauded at least 48 people out of their savings on the Costa del Sol has finally been sentenced some 10 years after

4 Oct, 2019 @ 22:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Drug traffickers RESCUE Guardia Civil agents after they fall overboard in collision during high speed boat chase off Spain’s Costa del Sol

A GROUP of drug traffickers have rescued the Guardia Civil agents chasing them after their boats collided. The bizarre scenes occurred off the Costa del

4 Oct, 2019 @ 21:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga